Rhyming Poetry is for Children

Below is the poem entitled Rhyming Poetry is for Children which was written by poet
cheryle
sanders. Please feel free to comment on this poem. However, please remember, PoetrySoup is a place of encouragement and growth.

Rhyming Poetry is for Children

I am so fed up with the school of rhyme
and those that do it ALL THE flipping TIME
It how we are taught as little pups
it's not a genre befitting grow ups
It's okay to throw a rhyme in here and there
but Jesus Christ, really, EVERYWHERE?
If I start to read a pieces that rhymes
every other frigging line
it makes me want to yank out all my hair
so I close the page and go else where
if you think that rhyming is where it's at
then your sentiments are falling flat
Let the children have their style
Use it sparingly; once in a while
I wrote this poem to prove I can...
write just like neanderthal man
If variety is the spice of life
then tell me: why is rhyming so rife?

Post Comments

You have produced a competent rhymed piece and proven, indeed, that you can do it. I occasionally like to write rhymed poems, but usually stick to free verse or other (experimental) types....I enjoyed your verse.

Hard to tell if this is tongue in cheak or your real opinion, as a poem your flow is a bit dodgy in several place, but a nice effort. It'll certainly get people talking, for my mind I like rhymes it's one of those constraints which makes the creative process more interesting, but I can quite understand getting bored of them. TTFN

I think rhyme belongs in music and as a spring board for all types of poetry. It's the:
blah blah blah blah blah blah, blah hot
blah blah blah blah blah blah, blah not
I don't like.
This pieces was written humorously as it doesn't really bother me, as I don't read those types of poems. thanks for taking time to comment, any feedback is good feedback in my book. cc x